Fear the unseen: supernatural belief and agency detection in virtual reality
Belief in supernatural agents is ubiquitous, as evidenced by its prevalence in religion, folklore, and cultural practices. It is theorized that, given recurrent ancestral risks of predation and frequent contact with other dangerous agents, mechanisms for agency detection may have evolved and play an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2020]
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| In: |
Religion, brain & behavior
Year: 2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 118-131 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The Supernatural
/ Plot
/ Recognizing
/ Virtual reality
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AE Psychology of religion |
| Further subjects: | B
supernatural belief
B Evolution B supernatural agents B Evolutionary Psychology B Agency Detection B Virtual Reality |
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